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New proposals give greater focus to impact of sex offences on victims
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation today on its proposals for how guidance for courts on sexual offences should be brought up to date.
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Sentencing Council wins Guardian award
The Sentencing Council has won a Guardian Public Services award for work on its drug offences guideline. The award, for evidence-based policy making, was given ...
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New non-judicial Council member announced
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Chief Constable Lynne Owens as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing ...
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New film for victims and witnesses
The Sentencing Council has launched a short animated film for victims and witnesses of crime explaining how sentencing works and the types of sentence offenders ...
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Update to Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
Update 9 to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines (the update on the Victim Surcharge) has been published.
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New sentencing guideline for dangerous dog offences comes into force
From 20 August 2012, courts in England and Wales will be adopting a tougher approach to the way those convicted of dangerous dog offences are ...
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Dangerous dog offences guideline comes into effect
Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on dangerous dog offences came into effect on 20 August 2012.
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Sentencing Council publishes 2nd annual report
The Sentencing Council has published its second annual report.
The report outlines activities from April 2011 to March 2012. It includes details of the Council’s work ...
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Allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality definitive guideline comes into effect
The Sentencing Council’s definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality came into effect on 11 June 2012.
As with its other guidelines, the ...
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Tougher sentences for dangerous dog offences
A tougher approach to the way those convicted of dangerous dog offences are treated by the courts is contained in a new guideline from the ...